Your guide to finding the right artificial grass for your business or property.

There are plenty of reasons people think about artificial lawns. To begin with, it can be tiring and expensive to nurture substantial spaces of grass. Especially if you want your business, event space, or residence to be the talk of the town. Keeping grass luscious and green requires time and money to water, fertilize, and reseed. Furthermore, even after all that care, unexpected weather conditions can wreak havoc on a perfectly manicured lawn. This is why many businesses and individuals alike have turned to artificial grass as a solution to the effort, high water bills and equipment cost, as well as the angst that comes with maintaining beautiful lawns. Though choosing artificial grass for a landscaping project requires an up-front cost, it can save you a ton in the long haul.

When looking into artificial turf, the first thought that comes to mind may be golf courses or personal putting greens, but while synthetic putting turf requires short, dense blades that keep a golf ball on its course, the monochromatic, flat putting turf doesn’t have all of the features needed to supplant a genuine grass lawn.

Real grass is wavy, lush, and multi-toned, and putting turf just doesn’t fit the bill for open spaces. If you want to fancy up your lawn, there are a lot of alternatives to think about that can provide a proper aesthetic replacement for genuine grass.

But why choose synthetic grass?

A discounted water bill and the money saved by ignoring fertilizers and sprays already make an excellent case for using synthetic grass, specifically for large areas. Nevertheless, one of the most discouraging parts of trying to maintain a natural grass lawn is damage caused by weather and heavy foot traffic.

“Keep off the grass” signs are so cliché and aren’t as practical as we wish they were anyway. Even just a couple rule-breakers can cause patches of downtrodden grass that can make a perfectly maintained lawn look unprofessional. The advantages of artificial grass for residential and commercial spaces include:

• Next to no maintenance required
• Durable and resistant to flattening in high-traffic areas
• Environmentally-friendly by cutting water usage
• Stays lush and green in all seasons and weather conditions
• No need for potentially harmful fertilizers and pesticides
• Lower cost for care and/or saved time

But why choose synthetic grass?

If you go to your local box store and grab some artificial turf, you’ll see that it looks unnaturally shiny. A lot of the synthetic grass on the market today is designed using fibers that are simply shaped like natural grass in single, straight blades. While this form keeps true to the shape of individual blades of grass, sometimes (especially when cheaper materials are used), this design can be too reflective and give off a plastic-like shine. Finding a solution to this problem by picking a product that deals with light reflection is a superb start to choosing the right artificial grass product for your project. Our own artificial turf product Bolt solves this problem with lightning bolt-shaped blades that brilliantly reflect light in a way that imitates the luster of natural grass, avoiding that plastic look altogether.

A separate problem that you can find with cheaper artificial turf is its color. Authentic grass is never just “green.” There are all types of colors and tones that make authentic grass look so, well, real. Finding a brand of artificial grass that can supply you with the right colors to rival the shade of green grass that grows in your area is paramount when choosing what to purchase.

The idea of making the switch to artificial grass is to save you time and money while showing off the best lawn in town. It’s necessary to make sure that your lawn’s color doesn’t look fake among your area. Discovering a supplier that gives you options is very essential, and Southwest Greens has a ton to choose from. The Bolt line of artificial turf includes Bolt Landscape as well Bolt Natural, which both come in a large selection of colors, including blends, so you can find the perfect fit for your grass in Jacksonville. While Bolt Landscape produces more color options, Bolt Natural uses a patented triple-fiber design giving a Bolt Natural lawn more color variance and a very natural appearance that can be hard to find in the synthetic grass market.

No matter what kind of aesthetic you’re pursuing for your area, if you’re thinking artificial turf, you can find the best match for your grass with Bolt.